Harvest

Harvest TimeEntries API

The TimeEntries API from Harvest — 5 operation(s) for timeentries.

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Operations 8

GET /time_entries List time entries #
POST /time_entries Create a time entry #
GET /time_entries/{time_entry_id} Retrieve a time entry #
PATCH /time_entries/{time_entry_id} Update a time entry #
DELETE /time_entries/{time_entry_id} Delete a time entry #
PATCH /time_entries/{time_entry_id}/restart Restart a stopped time entry #
PATCH /time_entries/{time_entry_id}/stop Stop a running time entry #
DELETE /time_entries/{time_entry_id}/external_reference Remove external reference from a time entry #

Specifications

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OpenAPI Specification

harvest-timeentries-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Harvest API v2 Clients Time Entries API
  version: 2.0.0
  description: 'REST API for Harvest time tracking, projects, clients, invoices,

    estimates, expenses, tasks, users, roles, company settings, and reports.

    Authentication uses a personal access token or OAuth 2.0 bearer token in

    the Authorization header together with the Harvest-Account-Id header.

    '
  contact:
    name: Harvest API Documentation
    url: https://help.getharvest.com/api-v2/
servers:
- url: https://api.harvestapp.com/v2
  description: Harvest production API
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: TimeEntries
paths:
  /time_entries:
    get:
      summary: List time entries
      operationId: listTimeEntries
      tags:
      - TimeEntries
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of time entries.
    post:
      summary: Create a time entry
      operationId: createTimeEntry
      tags:
      - TimeEntries
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Time entry created.
  /time_entries/{time_entry_id}:
    get:
      summary: Retrieve a time entry
      operationId: getTimeEntry
      tags:
      - TimeEntries
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: time_entry_id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Time entry details.
    patch:
      summary: Update a time entry
      operationId: updateTimeEntry
      tags:
      - TimeEntries
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: time_entry_id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Time entry updated.
    delete:
      summary: Delete a time entry
      operationId: deleteTimeEntry
      tags:
      - TimeEntries
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: time_entry_id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Time entry deleted.
  /time_entries/{time_entry_id}/restart:
    patch:
      summary: Restart a stopped time entry
      operationId: restartTimeEntry
      tags:
      - TimeEntries
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: time_entry_id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Time entry restarted.
  /time_entries/{time_entry_id}/stop:
    patch:
      summary: Stop a running time entry
      operationId: stopTimeEntry
      tags:
      - TimeEntries
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: time_entry_id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Time entry stopped.
  /time_entries/{time_entry_id}/external_reference:
    delete:
      summary: Remove external reference from a time entry
      operationId: deleteTimeEntryExternalReference
      tags:
      - TimeEntries
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: time_entry_id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: External reference removed.
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'Personal access token or OAuth 2.0 access token passed in the

        Authorization header. The Harvest-Account-Id header (or account_id

        query parameter) is also required.

        '